Done Running U Street Music Hall, Will Eastman Rebrands Himself
The most significant thing about “Sugar” by D.C. producer and DJ Will Eastman isn’t the track’s uplifting, well-informed layering of…
Tag: Electronic Music
First Listen: CFCF, ‘The Colours Of Life’
On his new album, Montreal musician and producer Michael Silver brings his diverse sounds together to form a sumptuous whole that draws extensively on the music of the 1980s.
First Listen: Omar Souleyman, ‘Bahdeni Nami’
There may be no more unlikely act in indie/electronic music than a sunglasses-and-keffiyeh-wearing wedding singer with a chain smoker’s gruff voice.
D.C. Festival News: Trillectro Is Coming, In It Together Fest Announces More Bands
This post has been updated with more information from Trillectro co-organizer Modi Oyewole. This summer will bring the second edition…
This New Compilation Wants To Soundtrack Your D.C. Summer
The 10 songs on District Summer, a new compilation of D.C. electronic music, are all tagged “Rooftop Vibes” on Soundcloud….
This Week On Metro Connection: A Close Listen To D.C. Music
Update, May 22: The show is now streaming on metroconnection.org. Friday and Saturday, Bandwidth is pairing up with WAMU’s weekly…
First Listen: Holly Herndon, ‘Platform’
Platform draws drama out of changes in speed and texture and many little parts that work together to make a sort of musical machine.
Premiere: Brutalism’s Dystopian Video For ‘New Empire’
Warning: Explicit lyrics. The first song from new D.C. electronic trio Brutalism was a tough act to follow: “Friday Night…
Track Work: Brutalism, ‘Friday Night (Home Invasion)’
Still barely an infant in musical years, new D.C. electronic act Brutalism is already looking to musically challenge — even accost…
Rising Producer Chris McClenney: ‘Music Production Is Too Ubiquitous’
Chris McClenney tried out his first instrument around 8 years old, but he didn’t get hooked on music-making till a…
Nitemoves Builds A New Song From The Converse Sample Library
This post has been updated to include new information from Nitemoves. D.C. electronic producer Nitemoves hasn’t put out a major project since…
Extended Family Promises Monthly DJ Sets From D.C. Electronic Artists
D.C. electronic label 1432 R made its debut in 2014 with three intriguing releases from Ethiopian artists, and now label co-founder Joyce Lim…
Maxmillion Dunbar Gets Utilitarian On His New Dolo Percussion EP
When unquestionably creative musicians draw a tight square around their talents and produce something minimal, it’s easy to call it…
Starting 2015 On The Right Foot: An Alt.Latino Dance Mix
Let’s start the year right! NPR’s Otis Hart stops by to spin some hot new Latin electronic dance music.
On A New Compilation, D.C. Bands Remix Each Other For A Good Cause
D.C. rock bands have a reputation for mixing music with activism — see the new documentary Positive Force: More Than…
Track Work: Sun Machines, ‘Mono Mind’
During the three years he spent in Japan while working for the U.S. government, Greg Gendron didn’t play the drums…
D.C. Band Paperhaus Plots An Ambitious Kraftwerk Cover Show
Washington D.C. is a little like West Germany in the 1970s: We’ve got beer gardens, Olympic ambitions and pretty decent…
Working It Out With Torn Hawk, Ex-D.C. Musician And Weirdo
The Luke Wyatt story stretches from a Virginia college town to Berlin, but some of the 36-year-old musician and video…
First Listen: Andy Stott, ‘Faith In Strangers’
The Manchester electronic producer alternates between ethereal beauty and viscous sludge, and with vocal assistance from Alison Skidmore, glints of light keep poking through the darkness.
Watch: A Drum ‘N’ Bass Video Shot In D.C.
For decades, D.C. has housed a small but dedicated electronic music community, and the English-born genre of drum ‘n’ bass…